Re: OT: Why is C so popular?
On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 10:34, Alfredo Valles wrote:
> On Wednesday 27 August 2003 7:45 pm, Deryk Barker wrote:
> > Thus spake Ron Johnson (ron.l.johnson@cox.net):
> > > On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 04:06, Alfredo Valles wrote:
> >
> > ....
> >
> > > > > Python!!!!!!!!!! Object oriented, and methods that need speed are
> > > > > wrapped around C.
> > > >
> > > > And very very slow too, like any other script language.
> > >
> > > One thing I learned a *long* time ago is that even an 80286 is faster
> > > than people typing, reading the screen, moving the mouse, getting a
> > > cup of coffee, etc.
> >
> > Yes, I'd be interested in knowing why python should be considered
> > "very very slow". I've been using it extensively for several years and
> > have had no performance issues.
>
>
> Well, I like speed cause I make some computer intensive work.
> One of the first examples I saw of python was a simple program that find the
> prime numbers under X limit. I compared the time with a similar code in C and
> the difference is big.
>
> I'm not criticizing python, I mean all scripting is slow compared to compiled
> programs execution. I'm sure python have a bright future.
If you need *every last millimeter/sec* of speed, then yes, stick
with a pure compiled language with hyper-tweaked libraries, and a
compiler better than gcc.
However, if development time and bug minimization is equally as
important, stick with Python.
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